Taking some pressure off yourself first is a good way to ease any anxiety you might have. “Give yourself permission to not know everything about how to approach something so you don’t feel like you need to be an expert or have everything figured out,” Appio suggests. “When you allow yourself to be a beginner, you’ll restore your sense of play, curiosity, and adventure, which usually help you keep moving forward.” How true!

Get in Touch with Your True Self. For you to let go of your ego you need a time with your innate self, a moment of seclusion and intimacy. You will feel it when you have suspended yourself into the ambiance of serenity and tranquil. This can be achieved by meditating, which allows you to separate the illusion of life with singularity of your true self.

In Lazar’s first study, she looked long-term meditators vs a control group. They found that meditators have an increase amount of gray matter in the insula and sensory regions. When you’re mindful, you’re paying attention to your sensory experiences, so it stands to reason that your senses would be enhanced.

That’s what That’s what legendary Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh explores in How to Love (public library) — a collection of his wise insights on the most complex and most rewarding human potentiality. Thich Nhat Hanh says the key lies in understanding our own suffering: